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arXiv 1104.4028hep-thgr-qc
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含Immirzi参数的微扰量子引力

Perturbative quantum gravity with the Immirzi parameter

Dario Benedetti, Simone Speziale

摘要:

我们在一阶四分体形式下研究微扰量子引力。最低阶的作用量相当于爱因斯坦-嘉当加上宇称奇项,在文献中称为霍尔斯特作用量。奇偶奇项的耦合常数可以用圈量子引力的Immirzi参数来确定。我们计算了单圈展开中的量子有效作用量。在度量二阶公式中,我们发现在纯引力的情况下,理论是在壳有限的,牛顿常数和Immirzi参数的运行是不必要的。在费米子的存在下,情况在两个基本方面发生了变化。首先,像往常一样,出现不可重正化的对数发散。其次,Immirzi参数成为先验可观察的,我们发现,它是重整化的辐射修正产生的四费米子相互作用。我们计算它的beta函数,并讨论可能的影响。beta函数的符号取决于Immirzi参数的绝对值是大于还是小于1,加上或减去1的值是UV固定点(我们使用欧几里得签名)。最后,我们发现,霍尔斯特行动是稳定的辐射修正的情况下,最小的耦合,更高阶的不可重整化的相互作用。

英文摘要:

We study perturbative quantum gravity in the first-order tetrad formalism. The lowest order action corresponds to Einstein-Cartan plus a parity-odd term, and is known in the literature as the Holst action. The coupling constant of the parity-odd term can be identified with the Immirzi parameter of loop quantum gravity. We compute the quantum effective action in the one-loop expansion. As in the metric second-order formulation, we find that in the case of pure gravity the theory is on-shell finite, and the running of Newton's constant and the Immirzi parameter is inessential. In the presence of fermions, the situation changes in two fundamental aspects. First, non-renormalizable logarithmic divergences appear, as usual. Second, the Immirzi parameter becomes a priori observable, and we find that it is renormalized by a four-fermion interaction generated by radiative corrections. We compute its beta function and discuss possible implications. The sign of the beta function depends on whether the Immirzi parameter is larger or smaller than one in absolute value, and the values plus or minus one are UV fixed-points (we work in Euclidean signature). Finally, we find that the Holst action is stable with respect to radiative corrections in the case of minimal coupling, up to higher order non-renormalizable interactions.

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